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The double-blossomed peach-trees with rosy bloom were gay7 h& K4 ], F9 {9 Y5 X) z$ l/ Y
When grandpa rode beneath them upon his courting way,2 R& v9 H8 a2 d0 _
From the white gate to the homestead they stretched in stately row,
& E3 ?, Z/ S BAnd showered his path with petals, just sixty years ago.. ?: y9 i5 o, v- |; N
His riding suit was spick and span, his jingling bridle rein,: Q. n0 h+ p0 k5 W( A8 F# h
Was polished to the limit, his top-boots shone again;
+ T% s$ v. p! sA mass of youthful vanity, from curly head to toe,& Z8 Q- L% H4 C9 @0 `
Was my darling gay young grandpa – just sixty years ago.
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Upon the broad veranda, demure my grandma sat,2 Q; ?* W% i* k
And hid her girlish blushes beneath her garden hat,/ r1 n7 c! o$ Z" C
Her dainty flowing muslins enfolded her like snow;
3 X8 n/ d, I" g, z' {3 ZAh! Very sweet my grandma was, just sixty years ago.
+ E Z) ~9 z5 gWith sweeping bow and fluttering heart he told his hopes and fears,8 R% s1 T+ t* L; T; p
And grandma gently said him ‘Yea’, mid blushes, smiles and tears.
+ F$ P" x" E8 I" G# z! E+ U9 cWhen the double-blossomed peach-trees with fruit were bending low,$ ^4 g1 h5 h, A) I! j) a" g
Good Father Flynn united them – just sixty years ago.
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9 P* b0 `3 B& sThere’s a sound of mirthful revel in the dear old home to-night,
0 x- x$ d$ s3 d- c7 f! h" }2 }Where the merry young folk frolic ‘neath the incandescent light,1 s2 E1 `& d: \. G* i( ^& E& c; `1 E
Jazzing on the broad veranda, listening to the radio,$ F% ?( h( n) F! \9 b- t
Knowing wonders quite undreamt of in the days of long ago.
- M' _* [" P" g8 `7 T! ^2 DOn the vine-enclosed veranda, sits my grandpa in his chair,3 X0 z' D9 R% v E1 w5 ]
And the flower-scented night winds stirs the white locks of his hair;
2 n! b7 Q4 R! G% r+ |; K- xGrandma sits and smiles beside him, happy in the young folks glee,
4 F) H8 A- q, S0 @! q% m$ B4 v) BSuch a dainty dear old lady, ever young at heart is she.
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And the harvest of their labours in the moonlight stretches wide/ j$ H* i4 G$ m# [$ y
All the land they’ve won and toiled for as they struggled side by side,2 z! f6 ]6 K+ c2 A
In their brave old eyes no shadow from the griefs of gone-by years,$ |6 \9 S$ _! C
For their hearts beat high within them – dauntless breed of pioneers.# {0 l s1 o% L8 T9 U" z# G) \
Hand in hand they sit together, while the angels smile above,
0 q' w. W% X; {7 r- W7 Z- {On their long unbroken record of faith, sacrifice and love;* S2 Y+ Y. @6 V9 w
From the double-blossomed peach trees come the petals falling slow,
5 u+ ^7 l$ M" [* g/ h0 c7 lBringing sweet and fadeless memories of Sixty Years ago.7 m' _& F# t3 R: `
----------Alice Guerin Crist written in 1920 |
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